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INSPIRE: International Strategic Partnerships in Research and Education |
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50% of the population is under 30 and Bangladesh has seen a remarkable expansion of it universities to meet their educational needs. Since 2007 university enrolments have tripled to over 2.2 million. Bangladesh now has 96 universities (34 public and 62 private). The UK can help Bangladesh Higher Education by building strong research network economically important sectors (agriculture, food security , textiles, energy, climate change, water management urbanisation) capacity building in teaching and governance (Development Partnerships in Higher Education (HE)). Funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), DelPHE strengthens the capacity in HE in 25 DFID-prioritised countries including Bangladesh. It supports partnerships between UK and Bangladesh HE Institutions working collaboratively on research projects linked to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UNMDGs) (eg poverty reduction, education and sustainable development). Seven Bangladeshi universities are taking part.
(International Strategic Partnerships in Research and Education) is a British Council Higher Education programme that aims to significantly strengthen academic and research partnerships between the Higher Education Institutions in the UK and those in the countries of the Council’s South Asia Region including Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
•Strategic Partnerships: INSPIRE currently has 13 active UK/Bangladesh university partnerships, covering curriculum development, collaborative programmes, teacher and student exchanges and research cooperation (including Arts, Agriculture, Genetics, Climate Change, Language and Renewable Energy).
•Leadership Activities: Working with the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh, Ministries, Vice Chancellors and senior university academics, these activities build the leadership and management capacities of senior administrators in universities in Bangladesh.
•Policy Dialogue:INSPIRE ‘Policy Dialogues’ provide opportunities for policy makers and practitioners to come together and collaborate on Higher Education policy issues, influencing change and progress at the highest level.
•University-Community Relationship Building:This new initiative encourages a tighter relationship between Bangladesh universities and their host communities, sharing knowledge and increasing local prosperity and stability. Ten universities in Bangladesh are currently taking part and we intend to expand this initiative to 6 additional universities in 2013.
•Alumni Network: In 2013 we intend to formalise a strong networking platform for Alumni for all those Bangladeshi graduates and post graduates who have studied in the UK for at least 6 months.
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